Mail catcher



E. E. vCLARK Aug. 12

MAIL CATCHER Filed July 5. 1923 FEW Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES EMMA EvANs CLARK, or HAMMOND, INDIANA.

MAIL CATCHER.

Application filed July 5,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA EvANs CLARK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hammond, county of Lake, and State of Indiana, have invented an Improvement in Mail Catchers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to mail or express receivers and deliverers.

An object of the invention is to provide a device having a safety arm to prevent the operator from stepping out of the car when operating it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device with an operating arm and an arm for holding a receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device having a covered receptacle, said cover operated from within the car against spring resistence.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arm having an anti-frictionsupport formed integral therewith.

Figure 1 is a fragmental plan view of the device showing it in place within a car.

Figure 2 is a vertical fragmental section of a car showing the device in place.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the support. Figure 4 is a cross-section taken throug the support. I

Figure 5 is a detailed view of the cover of the receptacle.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmental view of the arm showing the anti-friction support and flexible control means.

A vertical shaft 10 is secured to the floor of a car C by means of a flange 11. The upper end of said shaft is secured to the car by means of a bearing 12; a support-13 is rotatably mounted on said shaft and sup ported in place by a collar 14. An arm 15 extends outwardly from the support and is either integral therewith or fastened thereto in some other suitable way.

The portion adjacent the outer end of said arm is out out and bent downwardly as at 16 to form a support for the anti-friction roller 16. From the outer end of this support a receptacle 17 is hung by flexible members 18. A cover 19 is pivotally secured to the side of said receptacle and has a torsion spring 20 to keep the cover closed normally. v

The cover is of triangular form so that 1923. Serial No. 649,769.

when it is pulled open by flexible member 21 whlch is trained over the anti-friction roller 16 and through the arm to be accessible from within the car it will not interfere with the flexible members by which said receptacle is hung.

The upper end of the support 13 is cut away as at 22 and a set-screw or stud 23 engages the shaft and cut away portion of the support to limit the angle of rotation of said support.

In passing a railroad station or the like it is sometimes convenient to have the mail or packages extend outwardly away from the door of the car so that the mail clerk can reach them from the window of the station or without getting close to the door of the car. It also happens sometimes that the operator of the device accidentally steps from the car. For this reason it is an ob ject of the invention to have the short arm at by which the operator turns out the container close to the bar 25 which is provided to prevent his accidentally stepping from the car. hen the receptacle is in thls position the member 27 may be used to open the cover of the container. After the mail or ackages have been put into it, it will close by the torsion of the spring on the cover. It is then turned back into the car.

I claim:

1. A receiver comprising a vertical shaft mounted in a car, rotatable arms supported on a collar secured to said shaft providing a self contained operating handle safety bar and receptacle rod, a receptacle secured to one of the arms a cover for said receptacle operated by a flexible member connected thereto and passing through a central bore in one of said arms and means for limiting the angle of rotation of the receiver.

2. In a receiver a vertical shaft fixedly mounted in a car rotatable arms mounted thereon one of which carries a container having a cover and means for opening said cover from within the car.

3.111 a receiver a vertical shaft fixedly mounted in the car arms rotatably mounted thereon an anti-friction support formed integral with one of said arms forming an aperture to receive a flexible member provided for opening a container cover, from within the car, against spring resistance.

4. In a receiver a vertical shaft fixedly mounted in a car a support rotatably mounted thereon, and arms of diflerent lengths exin the presence of two witnesses at 7 So. tencllng therefrom, a container hung from Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois. one 01": said arms-n triangular cover yleldingly mounted thereon and flexible means EMMA EVANS CLARK 5 passing through one of said arms for opv crating said cover from Within the car. DANIEL J BRENNAN,

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature JULIA PASTORIUS.

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